Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz tells Breitbart Sports that though fighters in the early days of mixed-martial arts may have been tougher, the guys fighting now compete at a higher level.

The first openly-gay player drafted into the NFL will perform at the NFL's first veteran combine. But unlike his profitable gig on ABC, Michael Sam will pay to play on the NFL's made-for-television event.

Ken Shamrock, who returns to mixed-martial arts (MMA) after a five-year absence, tells Breitbart Sports that he originally left the UFC for the WWF because he could not support his family as a cage fighter in the 1990s.

Paul Daley electrified a packed Mohegan Sun Arena that included a Mt. Rushmore of MMA greats in Fedor Emelianenko, Royce Gracie, Tito Ortiz, and Ken Shamrock in blitzing a game and resilient Andre Santos.